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Pathways course approved to guide students through The Furman Advantage
Furman University faculty have voted to make Pathways, a two-year program central to The Furman Advantage, a graduation requirement for all students starting in Fall 2022. Pathways is a one-credit class each semester for first-...
Continue ReadingInnovators Take the Stage
Like most woodwind players, first-year student Alexandra Valdovinos '25 goes through a lot of reeds each month. She loves the music she can create with the reeds – thin pieces of wood that vibrate when...
Continue ReadingAs an intern, Jayla Hill ’22 helped free clients from jail
Jayla Hill’s path toward real estate law wound through the Law Office of the Public Defender for DeKalb County, Georgia. Hill ’22, an economics major from Orangeburg, South Carolina, is set on first pursuing a...
Continue ReadingHow will sanctions against Russia affect South Carolinians?
GSA Business Report interviewed Jason Jones, professor of economics at Furman University, about the role of sanctions against Russia for its war against Ukraine. Sanctions against Russia will be felt economically in the United States....
Continue ReadingFall 2021 Dean’s List
More than 1,000 students made the Dean’s List for the 2021 fall term. The honor is awarded to full-time undergraduates who earn a grade point average of at least 3.4 during the semester. The students,...
Continue ReadingPanel: Expectations are different for female academics
Furman opened Women’s History Month on March 1 with a panel discussion featuring six women faculty members at Hartness Pavilion. Representing a diverse range of academic disciplines, years at Furman and life experiences, the faculty...
Continue ReadingSharpest tool in a doctor’s toolkit
Furman University alumnus Kirby Mitchell '90 (economics) unpacks the benefits of medical legal partnerships in an article he co-authored for SC Lawyer. In 2016, a collaboration between South Carolina Legal Services, Prisma Health and Furman...
Continue ReadingThe Hill Institute at Furman launches Angel Analyst Fellowship program, collaborates with VentureSouth
Several news outlets ran a story about Furman University's collaboration with VentureSouth to launch the Angel Analyst Fellowship program, an initiative of The Robert and Margaret Hill Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship. See coverage in...
Continue ReadingCould goods and imports be a cause for concern during Russia-Ukraine war?
To get a read on how the Ukraine-Russia conflict will impact the U.S. in terms of food supply, FOX Carolina turned to Furman University's Jason Jones, professor of economics. He explained that the U.S. is...
Continue ReadingU.S. will feel economic impacts from Russian-Ukraine conflict
The United States may not be a huge importer of Russian oil, corn and wheat, but we still may feel the impact of economic sanctions at the pump and in grocery stores, said Furman University's...
Continue ReadingFurman launches Angel Analyst Fellowship program with VentureSouth
When he was a young boy, Oscar Guillen ’22 and his mother emigrated to the United States from Honduras in search of economic opportunities. Now, the Furman University Asian studies major wants to help young...
Continue ReadingFrom a Furman national title to unlikely friendships, you’ll want to hear these stories
Bobby Daugherty '90, an economics major and member of the NCAA Division I-AA Furman Football squad that won the national championship in 1988, will be among the speakers in the Storytellers Project show on March...
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